Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences

The Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences is comprised of the
Divisions of Periodontology, Endodontology, Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic
Sciences, and Behavioral Sciences and Community Health. This multidisciplinary
department manages the didactic, clinical and research components of
periodontology, endodontology and the oral diagnostic sciences incorporated with
social, behavioral and epidemiologic research as well as research in oral
oncology and inflammation biology.

The department integrates clinical dental specialties focused on the
diagnosis and management of oral diseases, emphasizing those characterized by
genomic mutations, alterations in host defenses and microbial profiles,
chemosensory disturbances and related disorders.